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Joan Zlotnick
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Yosef Chaim
Bright-eyed and personable, she is not stupid, misbehaved, or learning-disabled. She’s simply “not ready.” “Morah, Morah, the butterflies hatched!” Beaming children greet me at the door of their pre-1A classroom, where I recently began teaching a weekly specialty class. I share their excitement and tell them, “Guess what! You’re like butterflies, too. I watch you
Shira Yehudit Djalilmand
Yosef Chaim
"What period in Jewish history would you like to go back in time to — and what would you do differently if you were there?!”
Shira Yehudit Djalilmand
step-by-step
Bright-eyed and personable, she is not stupid, misbehaved, or learning-disabled. She’s simply “not ready.” “Morah, Morah, the butterflies hatched!” Beaming children greet me at the door of their pre-1A classroom, where I recently began teaching a weekly specialty class. I share their excitement and tell them, “Guess what! You’re like butterflies, too. I watch you
Raquel Goldish
Hidden Heroes
His body is paralyzed, but his strong will drives him
Tovy Mann
Hidden Heroes
Children with low bone density can take part in games and any activities that don’t put stress on their bones
Tovy Mann
Concentric Circle
Already by Birchos haShachar I’ve remembered eight urgent things to do
Esther Sender
Concentric Circle
Separation is extremely complicated and highly dangerous in most cases — often one or both twins doesn’t make it.
Free Fall
Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write. Now that it’s over, while other old and new responsibilities bang at my door, I’ll ignore the knocking for a bit and share a short retrospective on life during Freefall
Miriam Stark Zakon
Free Fall
The colonel’s lips were a straight, unsmiling line. “Not German, Freed. They need someone who speaks Yiddish”,
Miriam Stark Zakon
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How could I protect his dignity in the face of such a debilitating illness? How could I respect his independence and still keep him safe?

By Joan Zlotnick

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They’re preparing the shul’s Lag Ba’Omer bonfire, and their naturally good middos are shining. Looking out my window, I found the answers to some questions I’ve always wondered about: Why did Lag Ba’Omer put an end to the deaths of Rabi Akiva’s students? Is it a coincidence that they stopped dying on the day that

By Esther Rabi

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Bright-eyed and personable, she is not stupid, misbehaved, or learning-disabled. She’s simply “not ready.” “Morah, Morah, the butterflies hatched!” Beaming children greet me at the door of their pre-1A classroom, where I recently began teaching a weekly specialty class. I share their excitement and tell them, “Guess what! You’re like butterflies, too. I watch you

By Rechie Eisner